Dhaka, Aug. 23 -- Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday granted bail to former prime minister Imran Khan in eight cases linked to riots in 2023 when his supporters allegedly attacked the country's military and its installations, his Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf said.
The protests broke out on May 9, 2023, when Khan was first briefly arrested by the national anti-corruption agency, NAB, in a land bribery case popularly called the Al-Qadir trust case.
The government says supporters of Khan's PTI had attacked important state buildings and damaged vehicles during the riots and ransacked military facilities.
Nearly 2,000 people were arrested and at least eight killed. The government called out the army to help restore order.
Khan is charged with ...